#essence

Egoism is the very essence of a noble soul. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do. ↗

— Michael Porter

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Meaning is what essence becomes when it is divorced from the object of reference and wedded to the word. ↗

— Willard Van Orman Quine

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In essence, I owe my career to Garry Marshall. There was no known reason for him to hire me for 'Pretty Woman.' ↗

— Julia Roberts

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Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them. ↗

— Sai Baba

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It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity. ↗

— George Boole

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The essence of genius is to know what to overlook. ↗

— William James

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Design is the fundamental soul of a man-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service. The iMac is not just the color or translucence or the shape of the shell. The essence of the iMac is to be the finest possible consumer computer in which each element plays together. ↗

— Steve Jobs

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Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across. ↗

— Charles Kennedy

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It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academicism. ↗

— Mark Rothko

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